for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
eye for people; ability to judge character
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
to trick; to cheat; to deceive
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
since when; from when; how long
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
surely; certainly; without doubt
prickling; stinging; tingling
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
tears of regret; bitter tears; vexation; chagrin
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
storage; preservation; stocking; hoarding (of goods or money without productive use)
without cause; without reason
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
baked sweet goods (e.g. Danish pastry, melon bread); sweet pastry; sweet bread
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to work without sleep or rest
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump